A Double Wedding
- in which much local interest was centred,
took place at the Primitive Methodist Church
on Tuesday, the contracting parties being Miss
Agnes M. Horne and Mr Stanley Fisher, the eldest
son of Mr & Mrs Fisher of Ivy Dene and Miss
Ellen M. Horne and Mr Herbert Leveridge of Colton
Wood Cottages. The brides (who are sisters)
were given away by their father and eldest brother,
Mr William Horne and Mr Herbert Horne respectively.
Both brides were attired in white silk crepe
dresses, and each wore a bridal veil and orange
blossoms, and carried a bouquet of blue and
white carnations. Two sisters attended as bridesmaids
the Misses Flora and Edith Horne. The Rev A.
E. Tucker of Dereham officiated, the duties
of best man were carried out by Mr Bertie Leveridge
and Mr Wilfred Fisher. A reception was afterwards
held at Oddfellows' Hall where upwards of forty
guests partook of the wedding breakfast.

Herbert
and Ellen with daughters Beryl & Marjorie
about 1925
Picture taken by 'Little Bill the Postcard
King' one of the last Great Yarmouth beach
photographers.
His pitch and props were on the Southside
of Britannia Pier.

1/ Beryl Kate Leveridge
married Clifford A. Savory in 1955 at
East Dereham - Mar quarter (4b 1099)
Clifford was born in 1915 at Thetford - Dec
quarter (4b 500) the son of Arthur E Savory
and Mildred E Daynes who were married
in 1911 at Norwich - Dec quarter (4b 329)
Beryl and Clifford had children:
Beryl died 1999 age 78
Clifford died August 24, 2010 age 94

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The funeral of, Mrs Marjorie Cooper of Oulton
Broad, daughter of Mr and Mrs H. G. Leveridge,
of Mattishall who died last week in St Albans,
took place at Hemsby Congregational Church on
Monday.
Mrs Cooper who was 31 lived at Mattishall until
her marriage eight months ago. She took and
active part in Mattishall Methodist activities
and helped to form a weekly prayer group at
Oulton Broad. The bearers were members of Mattishall
Methodist Church.

Fernley died on
April 6th 1979, age 52 from Lou Gehrig's Disease
and is buried in Mattishall Burgh Lane Cemetery
Gordon never remarried. In 1980 Gordon immigrated
to Canada - Gordon died on May 8th 2015, his
obituary is below:

September 27, 1928 - May 8,
2015
I will sing of the Lords great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness
known through all generations. I will declare
that your love stands firm forever, that you
established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
Psalm 89:1-2
Gordon Rayner passed away peacefully May 8,
2015. Dad will be lovingly remembered by his
brother Dave Rayner and daughters Valerie
Griffin, Beverley Rayner, Annette Lanoue and
their families. He leaves behind eight grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased
by his wife Fernley, and son Lawrence.
Dad was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England.
He served two years in the Royal Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers where he worked on
British and American radar equipment. Dad
was a very intelligent and self-taught man.
After only nine years of basic education he
rose to a management position within PYE,
a television factory that had 2,000 employees
where he was responsible for production efficiency
and designing test equipment. Dad married
Fernley Leveridge on July 18, 1953 in Mattishall,
Norfolk. A devoted husband and father, he
was an Evangelical Christian whose life had
a foundation of faith and commitment. Dad
was a quiet-spoken, generous and loving man.
He retired at age 49 to give Mom full-time
care and support throughout the final years
of her life.
In 1980, Dad immigrated to Canada and lived
in Lethbridge with his daughter Bev and her
family. He took a keen interest in his grandchildren's
education and contributed to family life in
many areas, including homeschooling.
A self-taught pianist who loved music and
played all of his life, Dad also had many
other interests. He had a keen interest in
math, physics and astronomy and as a young
man decided to make his own telescopes by
grinding glass into lenses on the kitchen
table
Throughout his life Dad had a passion to create
and design whether it was garden landscape,
photography, mosaics or architecture - A
private family celebration of life will be
held. He will be lovingly remembered.

Fernley and Gordon had children:

[1]Valerie Anne Rayner
born Jan 25th 1955 at Norwich - Mar quarter
(4b 861)
Valerie married David C Griffin in
the Sep quarter of 1977 at Commadore Mission,
In Oulton Broad in the district of Waveney,
Suffolk.
Valerie and David had two children: Laurence
and Mark
Valerie passed away on May 7th 2018 age 63
Below is her obituary:

You
will keep in perfect peace him whose mind
is steadfast because he trusts in you. Isaiah
26:3Valerie Griffin passed
away 7 May, 2018, aged 63. She will be lovingly
remembered by her family. She leaves behind
two sons, Laurence Griffin (with his wife
Lyndsay, and their sons Ashton and Lyric)
and Mark Griffin; two sisters, Beverley Rayner
and Annette Lanoue, and their families. She
was predeceased by her parents Gordon and
Fernley Rayner, and her brother Lawrence.Valerie was born in
England and immigrated to Canada in 1979.
She lived in Sicamous BC where she had her
family, later moving to Vernon BC and then
to Lethbridge.Valerie was a committed
Christian. She loved the Lord, and her faith
was the firm foundation of all she did. She
was loving, generous, and kind to all who
knew her. Despite her own limited resources
she found ways to bless others she knew, giving
without reservation - She’ll
be missed and lovingly remembered.

[2] Lawrence
David Rayner born
August 11, 1956
Lawrence drowned off the coast of Swansea
while attending University there in the spring
of 1977 his body was never found.